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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Zimbabwe rejects Carter, Annan, Machel
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Romes chaos and crime meets its would-be Giuliani
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Jetliner plot suspect believed killed in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for August 2005:
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F.D.A. Again Denies Application for Morning-After Pill
Federal drug regulators said that they needed 60 additional days to gather public sentiment on the proposal...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Hurricane Moves Over Gulf After Soaking Southern Florida
The National Hurricane Center reported that Katrina was now a Category 2 hurricane, and could rise a level on Saturday...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Greenspan warns on protectionism
US Federal Reserve boss Alan Greenspan sees increased US trade protectionism as a real risk to the American economy...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Crude prices fall back slightly
Oil prices fall back on Friday after it appeared rigs in the Gulf of Mexico would not be damaged by Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Seven dead in Florida hurricane
At least seven people are killed in the US state of Florida as hurricane Katrina moves into the Gulf of Mexico...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Deforestation of Amazon 'halved'
Brazil's government releases figures suggesting deforestation of the Amazon has fallen by 50% this year...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Colombia lawmakers 'use drugs'
Cocaine is sold within Colombia's Congress and used by lawmakers on the premises, a top senator claims...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Cause of Paris death blaze probed
Investigators are searching for the cause of a massive early morning blaze that swept through a seven-story Paris apartment building housing many west African immigrants...
CNN - August 26, 2005
CIA 9/11 review urges disciplinary action
CIA Director Porter Goss must decide whether to heed the recommendation of his top watchdog to hold disciplinary reviews for current and former officials who were involved in faulty intelligence efforts before the September 11 attacks...
CNN - August 26, 2005
C.I.A. Report Said to Fault Pre-9/11 Leadership
The C.I.A. inspector general's report aimed its sharpest language at George J. Tenet, the former director...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Iraqi Leaders Renew Charter Talks After Bush Intervenes
President Bush tried to broker a last-minute deal after negotiations reached a breaking point over Sunni requests for changes...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Commission Opposes Closing Air Force Base in South Dakota
The decision on Ellsworth, South Dakota's second-largest employer, was one of the most politically sensitive so far...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Hurricane Moves Over Gulf After Hitting Florida
Hurricane Katrina moved west today over the Gulf of Mexico, after knocking out power from more than a million homes and killing several people in South Florida...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Greenspan Lauds 'Flexible' Economy but Is Wary of Deficit
Creeping trade protectionism and bloated budget deficits posed a risk to long-term economic vitality, the Fed Chairman said...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Even in Summer, Americans Dread Winter Heating Bills
How consumers and businesses respond will be critical as higher energy prices ripple through the economy...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Petrol prices 'hit US consumers'
Continuing high petrol prices may be denting US consumer confidence, the findings of a key report suggest...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Cycling: Armstrong reveals fears
Lance Armstrong fears allegations he used blood-boosting drugs in the 1999 Tour de France will haunt him forever...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
NFL: New deal placates Franks
Tight end Bubba Franks ends his contract holdout by signing a seven-year, $28m deal with Green Bay...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Uzbeks back US eviction
Uzbekistan's senate approves a government decision to evict US forces from a key regional air base...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Haiti recalls envoy over deaths
Haiti recalls its top diplomat from the Dominican Republic after the brutal murder of three Haitians there...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Oil prices stay stubbornly high
Oil prices stayed above $67 on Friday as Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf of Mexico, causing some oil and gas firms to evacuate staff...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Four killed in Florida hurricane
At least four people die and more than a million are left without power as Hurricane Katrina batters Florida...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
6 children among Paris fire dead
A massive early morning fire sweeps through a seven-story Paris apartment building, killing 17 people -- including at least six children -- and injuring as many as 30 others, authorities say...
CNN - August 26, 2005
Bush calls Shiite leader on constitution
In the midst of political wrangling over the delayed Iraqi constitution, U.S. President George W. Bush calls a Shiite leader and encourages him to keep the political process open, a spokesman for the leader says...
CNN - August 26, 2005
Katrina hits Florida
After crossing southeast Florida and moving out over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico early today, Katrina regained hurricane status following a brief downgrade to a tropical storm. The storm roared ashore Thursday evening, killing three people and plunging more than 1.3 million power customers into the dark...
CNN - August 26, 2005
IBM to target small firms market
US computer giant IBM is to launch software able to continuously back up information on the PCs of small and medium firms...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Cocaine 'used in Colombia Congress'
Cocaine is sold in Colombia's Congress and used by lawmakers on the premises, a top senator claims...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Convicted sniper 'must be fed'
A US judge allows forcible feeding of hunger-striking
Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Scavengers search Peru wreck
Hundreds of locals plunder the site of a plane crash, hampering an ongoing investigation into the crash...
BBC News - August 26, 2005
Paris apartment fire kills 17
A massive fire has swept through a seven-story Paris apartment building early Friday, killing at least 17 people and injuring as many as 30 others, authorities say...
CNN - August 26, 2005
Killer Katrina hits Florida
Hurricane Katrina lumbered ashore Thursday evening with punishing winds and torrential rain in southeast Florida, leaving at least three people dead and more than 1 million without electricity. Two men were killed by falling trees, and a third died when his car hit a tree...
CNN - August 26, 2005
Taps Plays for a Hospital That Tended All Ranks
For much of the last century, Walter Reed Army Medical Center was considered the Harvard of military medicine...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
For Russians, Wounds Linger in School Siege
A year after the siege in Beslan, there is scarcely more clarity about what happened than there was immediately after the event...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Alone in Illness, Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On
People who live alone can end up being their own quarterbacks at a particularly vulnerable time...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
A Blast of Rain but Little Damage as Hurricane Hits South Florida
There were no reports of heavy damage as Hurricane Katrina made landfall between North Miami Beach and Hallandale Beach...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Demand for Oil Insight Is Spiking, Too
Oil analysts are receiving unusual attention as the price of crude makes a spiraling ascent to new highs...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
California Accuses Drug Companies of Fraud
The attorney general of California sued 39 drug companies, accusing them of bilking the state of hundreds of millions of dollars by overcharging for medicines...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Yes, He's Swiss, but Not Neutral
The chief of Deutsche Bank believes that there is growing support for his drive to transform the bank from a German institution into a globally competitive player...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
UAL Gets Financing Offers
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Health Agency Tightens Rules Governing Federal Scientists
The National Institutes of Health announced rules that ban scientists from consulting for drug companies...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
China Preparing to Tax Vehicles With Large Engines
Alarmed by high oil prices, China's leaders are drafting plans to impose steep taxes on cars and sport utility vehicles with gas-guzzling engines...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Europe and China Seek Solution to Textile Backup
Seeking to press the advantage in their trade dispute with Europe, Chinese textile industry groups called for less-restrictive quotas on their products...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
If Returns on Hedge Funds Decline, Shouldn't the Fees?
EVEN in finance, there aren't many certainties...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
The Churn
People...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Deal for TV Station Owner
The television station owner Liberty Corporation said that it had agreed to be bought by Raycom Media for an estimated $987 million...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Drop in Jobless Benefits
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (AP) - The number of people receiving unemployment benefits reached a four-year low last week...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
For Merck, Global Legal Woes
International Herald Tribune...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
The New Kodak Moment: Is It Warm or Is It Cool?
Most corporate marketers would be overjoyed if consumers considered their brand to be a reliable old friend, but the chief of Eastman Kodak wants it to be cool...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Big at Home, but Not Much Heft Globally
His job title alone makes Josef Ackermann an imposing figure in German industry and politics. But when Mr. Ackermann travels to New York or London, he must grapple with the reality that Deutsche Bank remains a bantam among global heavyweights like Citigroup or HSBC...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Deal for Film Version of Microsoft Game
Microsoft has signed a deal with two film studios to make a movie based on its popular space-based video game series Halo...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Ex-Broker Pleads Guilty to Moving Drug Money
A former Lehman Brothers investment manager pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to conspiring to launder $11 million in drug proceeds for the governor of a state in Mexico who was a fugitive from justice there...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Discounts Extended at G.M.
General Motors will use employee discount offers to ensure that its 2006 models of sport utility vehicles and trucks sell...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Northwest Airlines Threatens to Replace Strikers Permanently
Northwest is considering giving permanent jobs to the 1,500 substitute workers it hired to replace striking mechanics...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Oil Prices Overshadow Modest Gain in Shares
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
European Commission Approves Deal for Guidant Takeover
The European Commission cleared Johnson & Johnson's planned $25.4 billion takeover of the medical equipment maker Guidant...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Board of Six Flags Agrees to Put Company Up for Sale
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 25 (AP) - Six Flags Inc. is putting itself up for sale at auction, one week after the owner of the Washington Redskins, Daniel M. Snyder, made a bid to raise his stake in the company and oust Kieran E. Burke as chairman and chief executive...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
New Leader at The New Yorker
Louis Cona, the publisher of Vanity Fair, will leave his post to be the new publisher of The New Yorker...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Profits Fall at Meat Producers
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Energy Prices Hit Americans on All Fronts
With energy costs rising, many Americans are facing the question of how to keep warm this winter while staying on a budget...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Maker of Vioxx Says Some Suits May Be Settled
With the number of Vioxx-related lawsuits soaring, the drug maker Merck may consider offering settlements in a few cases...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
The Doctrine Was Not to Have One
Whoever succeeds Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve faces a near-impossible task in replicating his success...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Issues of Past Not Off Limits in TV Return, Stewart Says
Martha Stewart is promoting not one but two new television shows: her syndicated daytime show "Martha" and her NBC prime-time series "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart."...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
Easy Credit in Mortgages May Backfire
Innovations have made it easier for Americans to buy homes, but they also may have made the system more subject to shocks that could drive many from their homes...
New York Times - August 26, 2005
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